diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 23557d2..af168f2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.protobuf</groupId>
             <artifactId>protobuf-javalite</artifactId>
-            <version>3.25.2</version>
+            <version>3.25.3</version>
         </dependency>
 
         <!-- logging -->